TREK Sales Engineer Certified by the ESD Association
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Tom Larson attains "Certified Professional - Program Manager" status, and is one of the first six individuals to receive this designation from the Electrostatic Discharge Association
24 February 2006, Medina, NY (USA) - TREK, INC. announces that Tom Larson, Sales Engineer at Trek, was recently designated an "ESD Certified Professional - Program Manager" by the Electrostatic Discharge Association (ESDA). Larson was one of the first six individuals to attain such status from this new certification program. According to the ESDA, this certification represents a thorough knowledge of the core competencies for ESD control.
The certification program was designed by the ESDA for individuals who are involved in designing, implementing, managing and auditing ESD control programs. This first-of-its-kind program consists of a series of educational courses and concludes with a certification exam. Only 6 individuals (out of 16) successfully completed the final exam, offered for the first time during last year's EOS/ESD Symposium in Anaheim, CA.
The required certification courses cover topics such as: ESD basics, air ionization, ESD auditing and evaluation, ESD program development & assessment, packaging principles, device technology, electrostatic calculations, cleanroom considerations, and more. The courses equate to a total of 60 hours of instruction. The eight-hour final exam consists of multiple choice and essay questions. Once certified, individuals are required to take additional classes to maintain certification.
Trek designs and manufactures electrostatic measurement instruments to assist with ESD management and control. Larson's Program Manager certification now enables him to better understand the intricacies of ESD and thereby assist customers with educational seminars, ESD program development, and electrostatic measurement methods, to enable problem identification and related solutions in ESD-sensitive environments.
ESD management is important in semiconductor, electronic assembly, hard disk drive and other electrostatic-sensitive environments and applications. Other applications that could benefit from ESD measurement and management tools include medical/biomedical devices, powder handling (chemical, pharmaceutical, ceramic and other materials), electrostatic painting/coating, test & measurement, instrumentation, quality control, materials evaluation, military, automotive, aerospace, and R&D applications.
TREK, INC., News Release, 24 February 2006
Electrostatic discharge can cause havoc with electronic devices and assemblies. By better understanding the role played by ESD, manufacturers can make process improvements to minimize device destruction and latent damage, thereby enhancing product integrity and production yields.
By supporting employees, like Larson, in their pursuit of this ESD certification, Trek is demonstrating its commitment to the ESD marketplace and to the pursuit of information and knowledge that will assist its customers. In this regard, Trek anticipates more of its employees will be certified in the near future.
Trek Japan KK, a subsidiary of TREK, INC., provides sales, application engineering support and service to customers in Japan and elsewhere in Asia. Due to the significant and growing ESD-sensitive electronics manufacturing base in that area, several Trek Japan individuals have already received certifications from ESD organizations in the region.
For more information about the ESDA and their certification program please contact the ESDA directly at 315-339-6937 or by email at info@esda.org. Information is also available at their website, www.esda.org.
TREK, INC. (est. 1968) is a privately held company that designs, manufactures and sells high performance electrostatic measurement instruments, sensors & monitors, and high voltage amplifiers, power supplies & generators. Trek's products are used by OEMs involved in semiconductor manufacturing and electrophotography; in applications sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD); and by companies and universities involved in a wide variety of research applications, including electrostatics, electrophotography, piezoelectrics, electrohydrodynamics, and plasma chemistry. Customers include numerous Fortune 500 companies and leading universities. For more information call 585-798-3140, or go to www.trekinc.com.
Trek Sales Engineer, Certified by the ESD Association:
Tom Larson attains "Certified Professional-Program Manager" status
Contact: Lorna Finch, Marketing Specialist
Tel: 585-798-3140; Fax: 585-798-3106
Toll Free: 800-FOR-TREK
Lorna.J.Finch@trekinc.com
www.trekinc.com
